If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.